cobble
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈkɑbəl/
- Archaic
:
adoquín
- Later, some of the crowd began hurling stones and cobbles at the advancing police line.
- large cobbles
- boulders and cobbles
- gravel and cobbles
He's a top journalist, sports journalist, and he wrote that the epitaph on my tune should be here lies Barry Hearn, equally at home on the cobbles as in the boardroom.
- He's a top journalist, sports journalist, and he wrote that the epitaph on my tune should be here lies Barry Hearn, equally at home on the cobbles as in the boardroom.
Examples
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I'm perched on wave-rounded cobbles jutting from a cliff high above the Pacific Ocean on San Miguel Island.
Academic text (2007) -
As she walked, she searched the ground and found a quartzite cobble of just the right size.
Fiction book (1992) -
Just walking down some little cobble roads now trying to find the restaurant.
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Let's take them on the cobbles.
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Some large, flattish cobbles lying on the floor may have served as anvils.
Academic text (2008) -
Voices of promenaders and the brush of their shoe leather on gaslit street cobbles.
Fiction book (1997) -
Depositing the pendant in his pocket, Casimir peered down at the rugged cobbles of the marketplace.
Fiction book (1992) -
The charming village is famous for its cobble streets, which date back to the medieval era.
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As she admired the old castle, her shoes clicked against the uneven cobble path leading to the entrance.
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The museum showcased artifacts found beneath the cobble roads that once connected the ancient city.
Synonyms
976
1.0
A hard natural rock used for building or a small piece of it
18
4.0
A small rounded stone used to pave old streets and squares
3
2.8
A flat piece of stone used to make a hard surface for paths or roads
2
3.6
A flat stone or concrete block used to make paths and patios
1
9.9
A rectangular paving stone with a curved top used in old streets
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Etymology
Cobble for a paving stone comes from an old word meaning 'lump' or 'rounded mass', which fits the small, rounded stones people used to pave streets. So a cobble is a small, rounded stone used for roads and paths.